Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29
WASHINGTON.

A LARGE section of Washington, District
of Columbia, is threatened with a water
famine owing to the break in thirty six
inch main which supplies that part Of the
city. Many streets are Hooded, and con-
siderable damage has already resulted.
HE government receipts for this
month exceed the expenditures by S15,-
278, 2S0. A deduction from this sum must
be made, however, on account of the
bonds purchased, which do not appear in
the statements until the end of the
month,
SPECIAL examiner is now making an
examination of the accounts of General
Boston. At the Department of Justice
there is no knowledge of any wrong do
ing on the part of the marshal, but he
has been very delinquent in sending In
his accounts.
The supervising architect of the treas
ury to-day opened bids for the labor and
material for the superstruction of the
Federal building at Keokuk, Iowa. The
bidders and amounts are as follows: E. f.
Gobei, Chicago, $34,993 and S35. 800;
Rice & Bassett. Chicago, $32, 1897, $50, AT,
$37, 435 and $40, 1886; Lackworthy & Menke,
Qaincy, $31,399.
The railway post-office service has
been established on the line of the Min
nesOta & Northwestern railroad between
Chicago and Freeport, ILL.,, distance of los
miles. Commencing Oct. 1, 1887, full
line of railway postoffice cars will be run
over the tracks of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway Com pany from
Chicago via Milwaukee, Madison and
Prairie du CHEN, Wis, to North McGreg-
or, Iowa, 201 miles.
GOVERNOR Ross, of New Mexico, in his
annual report to the secretary of the in
terror, says that there has been a marked
increase in the population of the terri
tory during the last few years. The semi
decennial census of 1885 shows popula-
ton of 134, 141, a gain of 1856 in five
years. The governor is of the opinion
that nearly that number in addition has
been added during the last two years.
GEN. BLACK was decidedly better Mon
day, and no further solicitude is felt On
his account. But after recovering appar-
emily from his illness of two Or three
weeks, during which he suffered great
pains, he had relapse, and, though his
condition was at the time carefully con-
cealed from the public, it is now known
that Friday night he was very low. Mem-
bers of his household were alarmed about
him as they had never been before, even
in his most serious illness. The attack
eliminated then, and he has steadily i'm
proved since, and is now not only out of
danger but tolerably com Portable.
SPECIAL dispatch from Washington
says: Circulars have been forwarded to
all the United States consuls in Canada
asking for certified returns, according to
sworn statements made before them, of
the exports of various articles at each
Canadian port to the United States dur
ing the last three years. 1t is suppose
that the government wants the informa-
ton with view to consider the question
of closer commercial relations with
Canada.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded the contract for the iron stair
for the Federal Building at Peoria, ILL.,,
to the Winslow Brothers, of Chicago, at
S4,35O, and for the extension of the
building the contract has been awarded
to Larkworthy & Menke, of Chicago, at
$23,814. Ihe contract for ventilatlng
apparatus for the Federal Building at
Council Bluffs to Mr.. Kirkur, of Cincin-
natl, at Sl283O